Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 592: Interest comes first
Dai Chun was a playboy who was always wasting his life. He was sued for a small matter and was thrown into jail. Fu Ji had people take care of him day and night, which made him worried. When Gao Shide sent someone to take Dai Chun out of jail and send him home, Dai Chun was already dying.

After hearing this, Gao Shide was as anxious as an ant on hot pan. He immediately sent someone to treat the man, fearing that he would die.

Most of the family members and servants of the two families were separated. Fortunately, Dai Quan's son Dai Modai was young, and Dai Quan was a man of integrity, so he did not suffer. He was just frightened in prison, but was mostly fine.

Gao Shide wanted to take the opportunity to leave the city, but he was afraid that the Liangshan army would catch up with him. If he stayed in the city, he was afraid that the Liangshan army would break into the city, so he couldn't make a decision for a while.

Wang Bin, who was beside him, suggested that Gao Shide first send Dai Modai and his family property to the Liangshan army to show his sincerity, temporarily appease Liangshan, and delay the situation for a while. Once the news came from Bianjing, it would be easier to make a decision.

After hearing this, Gao Shide had no choice but to ask Wang Bin to send Dai's entire family's property, servants, and Dai Modai to the Liangshan camp to explain the situation.

Zhao Zhen saw that he was still a child, not even ten years old, and only had seven or eight loyal servants. Zhao Zhen comforted him and asked, "Mo Dai, the two people who harmed your father are here, how are you going to deal with them?"

Dai Modai first bowed to Lin Chong, thanking him for avenging his father, and then bowed to Zhao Zhen, saying, "Thank you for avenging my father. Please kill these two villains as well. I will use Qian Taiju's head as a sacrifice to my late father."

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded, and ordered Lin Chong to deal with Niu and Fu. Dai Quan's body was also handed over to Dai Modai, who was sent to Liangshan County for resettlement.

In the camp, Wu Yong came forward and called Wang Bin to ask, "Why are Dai Chun and his family missing?"

Wang Bin said, "General, Mr. Dai is weak and caught a cold in the prison. He can't be moved for the time being. He will be sent back after recuperating for three or two days."

"Why haven't you sent the 100,000 strings of gold and pearls as a reward for the army?"

"The city is currently taking inventory, and a new batch will be delivered tomorrow." Wang Bin said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Wu Yong shouted, "If you don't see the gold and pearls tomorrow, don't blame us for marching out. Go get them yourself."

Wang Bin apologized repeatedly. After leaving the camp, he rode back home at full speed.

By the next day, Gao Shide had no choice but to ask Wang Bin to escort 20,000 strings of gold and silver.

In the evening, Li Yan and others finally rushed back to the city. Gao Shide was overjoyed and asked quickly, "What did my father say?"

Li Yan panted and said, "Don't worry, Yanei. The Grand Commandant will go to the residence of Prime Minister Tong Shu and persuade Tong Shumi to write a letter to mediate. When the incident is settled, Yanei will be transferred to Hebei Road."

Gao Shide finally put his heart at ease after hearing this and was very happy. He looked up and saw Wang Bin coming back, smacked his lips and said, "It would have been great if you had come back earlier. It's a pity to have given away the 20,000 strings of cash."

Li Yan glanced at Zhang Yuhou who came with him and said, "Young Master, the Grand Commandant has told me that the two uprisings were just a misunderstanding. We are in the wrong and we must make amends to Liangshan. After Young Master is transferred, Xingren Prefecture will be given to Liangshan. Let Liangshan withdraw its troops first, and we can talk about other things later."

After saying that, without waiting for Gao Shide to speak, he continued, "The letter from the Prime Minister is still with Zhang Yuhou. Why not send it to Liangshan first?"

Gao Shide nodded and said, "Yes, let's clear up the misunderstanding first. I haven't slept well for two days and nights. Wang Yuhou, you accompany Zhang Yuhou for another trip."

Wang Bin responded and went to the Liangshan camp again with Zhang Yuhou.

It was Wu Yong who came forward again. Hearing that someone from the residence of Secretary Tong had sent a letter, Wu Yong asked the two to come to the central army tent and deliver the letter to Zhao Zhen.

After reading the letter, Zhao Zhen asked Zhang Yuhou, "Taishan asked me to stop fighting, but did he convey any message?"

Zhang Yuhou said, "Sir, the Prime Minister has told me that many people in the court are displeased with you, and he has told me to behave myself and not cause any more trouble."

Zhao Zhen was furious when he heard this and said, "Others killed my brother, how can it be that I am the one causing trouble?"

Zhang Yuhou said quickly, "The Prime Minister also said that it was not the Prime Minister's fault. It's just that he and General Gao are in the same camp, so it's not a good idea to fight each other. The Prime Minister and General Gao agreed that if the Prime Minister lets Yanei go, Xingren Mansion will naturally pay a lot of compensation. After Yanei leaves office, the Prime Minister can also take over Xingren Mansion."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen's anger turned into joy.

He said to the two people below: "If that's the case, it would be great."

Zhang Yuhou said again: "There is one more thing that requires your cooperation."

Zhao Zhen pretended to be unhappy and frowned, "What's the matter?"

"The general heard that Ji Anbang was killed and felt bad. The emperor had seen this man before, and now that he is dead, it is difficult to explain. Therefore, I want you to cooperate with me in writing a letter, saying that the two places worked together to suppress the bandits and killed the border bandit Qian Taiju. General Ji Anbang was assassinated and died."

Zhao Zhen frowned and asked, "Don't you know, Grand Commandant, that Qian Taiju is a deputy commander under Ji Anbang?"

Wang Bin said, "Sir, Qian Taiju was only promoted to the army by General Ji Anbang, so it is easy to destroy the military register. Otherwise, the general will not be able to explain to Ji Anbang's family, so we have to let Qian Taiju do it."

Zhao Zhen said in annoyance: "I don't care what you say. You can't ask me to frame Qian Taiju. I only said that I sent troops to suppress the bandits at Gao Shide's request. As for other things, I won't say more."

After saying that, he asked Wu Yong to draft an official document. After Zhao Zhen read it, he stamped it, threw the document to Zhang Yuhou, and told the two to leave.

On the second day, at noon, the remaining 80,000 strings of money were sent to Liangshan camp by large and small carts from Xingren Mansion. Because they were going to occupy Xingren Mansion later, Dai Chun was seriously ill and it was not suitable to move, so he stayed in Xingren Mansion.

When counting the property, Wu Yong asked Li Yan, who came to escort them, and found out the official document from Xingren Prefecture.

After all, Qian Taiju died in battle for Xingren Prefecture. Although Gao Shide didn't care, it was not appropriate for him to do so openly.

Wang Bin came up with an idea, saying that Qian Taiju had a relative from Anqing, who was bald and was called Mao Heshang. He was born light and agile, and could jump as fast as flying. He was originally a bandit, who was captured in Huizhou, and returned from exile, and lived in Qian Taiju's home.

He killed this man and pretended to be the bandit leader. Ji Anbang was killed by this man.

As for Qian Taiju, he was killed for saving Ji Anbang because he found out that his son Qian Shixiao was colluding with Monk Mao to murder Ji Anbang. In this way, Qian Taiju could also get a good reputation. As for the wrongful killing of Qian Shixiao, it was perfect because there was no victim.

After hearing this, Wu Yong couldn't help but praise: The word "official" is born with two mouths, and the tongue is boneless, so you can bend it at will.

This was reported to Zhao Zhen, who simply sighed after hearing it.

The 100,000 strings of money, in addition to the 20,000 strings of gold and silver that were sent at the beginning, the rest were cloth, grain and rice. After many rounds of delivery, the transaction was finally completed. In addition, the two families involved with the Dai family also sent theirs.

As for the captured soldiers, Zhao Zhen also released them. Wu Yong had people spread the word that Zhao Zhen was kind and righteous and did not want to see them separated from their families, so he released them all and gave them some money to ease the morale of the Xingrenfu army. In addition, it was also to eliminate the hatred between them and prepare for the future occupation of Xingrenfu.

When the Liangshan army returned, Gao Shide from Xingren Prefecture heard about it and within two days, he returned to his old ways. Fortunately, after this battle, no one dared to cause trouble again.

Under the management of Li Yan and Wang Bin, the released soldiers did not encounter any difficulties and continued to serve in the military camp. As for the soldiers who died in the battle, Gao Shide was persuaded to give money and food from the government to appease them, just to survive this period of time and leave this place.

Gao Shide's official documents, together with Zhao Zhen's official documents, were sent back to Bian Jing by Zhang Yuhou and his party.

Gao Qiu in Bian Jing read the two official documents and was very satisfied.

The official document not only concealed the war between the two states, but also fabricated a joint fight against bandits, with the head of Monk Mao as evidence. Gao Shide's transfer to another place was much more convenient.

Gao Qiu thought: Zhao Ze wants to be granted an imperial decree, so there is no need to stop him, and he should say a few good words for him. Tong Guan is also very happy.

Immediately, Gao Qiu took two official documents and went to the palace to meet the emperor.

After the greeting, the emperor asked, "My dear Gao, why are you in such a hurry to come to the palace to see me?"

Gao Qiu said happily, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Liangshang Prefecture and Xingren Prefecture sent a memorial at the same time. The two places worked together to wipe out the big bandit Mao Heshang who was roaming around Jingdong Road in Huizhou. After seeing the official document, I dare not neglect it, so I hurried here to report the news."

As he spoke, he presented the official document in his sleeve.

After reading it, the emperor was also delighted and said, "It's a pity for General Ji Anbang."

Gao Qiu said: "Fortunately, Zhao Ze and Gao Shide have devoted their lives to this cause. If such a big bandit is not eliminated in time, it may become another big bandit like Wang Qing or Fang La."

The emperor said, "That's right. This fellow not only killed Ji Anbang and his regiment commander, but also killed a general of Liangshan Zhao Ze. This shows how brave he is. I remember this prefect Gao Shide, is he your son?"

Gao Qiu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I am an unworthy subject. I was able to kill this monk Mao only because of your majesty's great power."

The emperor smiled and said, "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. Since he has made great contributions, he must be rewarded. It's easy to say for your son, but what reward do you want for Zhao Ze?"

Gao Qiu replied, "Your Majesty, I never thought that Shide actually had some ability. Now that Tian Hu in Hebei has been wiped out by Tong Shumi, there are many vacancies in the prefectures and counties. Hebei has always been a strategic place, why not let my son choose a prefecture to take office and continue to govern the area for Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded and said, "Now that the Jin and Liao are in turmoil, Hebei cannot afford to lose anything. Let the Ministry of Personnel select a prosperous prefecture in Hebei for you to take up the post."

After hearing this, Gao Qiu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Then, Gao Qiu said, "Your Majesty, I heard that this monk Mao caused quite a stir in Xingren Prefecture. Although he was killed, there are still remnants lurking. Since Shide has gone to Hebei to guard the city, why not ask Zhao Ze from Liangshan to temporarily manage the military and political affairs of Xingren Prefecture to prevent this bandit gang from reviving. This can also be regarded as a reward for Zhao Ze. In addition, Zhao Ze has requested imperial edicts for his wives and concubines, so it is a good opportunity to reward them together, which also shows the magnanimity of the court."

The emperor said, "This imperial edict will be granted for the sake of the prime minister. How can Xingren Mansion grant it to anyone so easily?"

Gao Qiu said, "Your Majesty, I heard from my son that although Zhao Ze now supervises more than ten prefectures, he has also dispersed his troops to garrison in various places. It was precisely because of the dispersion of the troops that there were not enough troops to eliminate Monk Mao this time, so Monk Mao and his gang killed this [Golden Haired Hound] Dai Quan. I think that giving him a few more prefectures now may not be a bad thing."

"First, Zhao Ze is the only official recognized by the court. The generals under him are not recognized by the court, especially those who served in the court before. If things go on like this, some of them will be dissatisfied. Once there is an opportunity, the court will issue an order, and most of them will leave Liangshang. Second, I have heard that when Song Jiang invaded various counties, many people took advantage of the chaos to rob and go to the mountains to become bandits. Now Liangshang is busy cleaning it up and stabilizing it. The more dispersed the Liangshan troops are, the slower the speed of clearing out the bandits will be, and the more beneficial it will be to the court. Wait until Huaixi and Jiangnan are also stabilized, which is just right. Third, the emperor intends to send Tong Shumi to Jiangnan, which will also reassure the prime minister."

The emperor nodded repeatedly. Gao Qiu was delighted to see that he had persuaded the emperor, but was also afraid of repeating the mistake, so he said, "Today is a good thing. I heard that there are white swallows building nests in Mount Gen. I wonder if it's true or not?"

The emperor heard this and laughed, saying, "Indeed, a white swallow has built its nest here."

Gao Qiu said, "The arrival of white swallows is considered auspicious. Perhaps it should be here?"

Having said that, he advised the emperor to go to Genyue for entertainment. No further details were given.

A few days later, Gao Qiu, Cai Jing, and Tong Guan manipulated the transfer of Gao Shide to Hebei, and issued an imperial decree to appoint Zhao Zhen's wives and concubines, Cheng Wan'er and Tong Jiaoxiu as consorts, Hu Sanniang, Liu Huiniang, and Chen Liqing as concubines, Bai Zhi, Jin Cui Lian, Jin Lebo, and Xiu Lebo as concubines, and Tu Qiao and the newly married Fan Qi as ladies.

Zhao Zhen also served as the prefect of Xingren Prefecture.

Without mentioning how happy Zhao Zhen's family was, it was only said that after sending the angel away, Zhao Zhen called Wu Yong, Pei Xuan and others to discuss the matter.

Gai Tianxi was appointed as the Tongpan of Xingren Prefecture to manage the affairs of the prefecture.

Lu Junyi, the Jade Unicorn, was transferred to be the commander of the army, Liang Heng and Li Cheng, the Heavenly King, were appointed as the military supervisors of Xingren Prefecture. Yan Qing, the Prodigal Son, Hua Diao, and Zhu Jing, the Blood Sword, were appointed as the training officers. As for Wang Dengbang, no one dared to stay, and they were transferred out of Xingren Prefecture along with Gao Shide, along with all the unkind officials. Zhao Zhen sent Li Kui to lead the troops to set up checkpoints on the official road, and intercepted all the gold, silver, and jewelry that the people had embezzled. Some people would rather die than give up their money, so Li Kui beat them up.

【丑郡马】Xuan Zan was promoted to the military commander of Kouzhou. The generals and soldiers who went on the expedition were also promoted and rewarded.

Dai Modai heard about it and returned to Xingren Prefecture with his family. With Gai Tianxi's protection, no one dared to bully him. As for Dai Chun, he didn't make it after all. He returned home to recuperate for less than ten days before he died. Dai Chun had no children, so all his property went to Dai Modai.

With Gai Tianxi and Liang Heng in charge, people from all over Xingren Prefecture were excited when they heard the news and took over Xingren Prefecture very smoothly.

As for Gao Shide, Zhao Zhen originally wanted to send people to kill him, but Wu Yong and Lin Chong persuaded him to stop.

Wu Yong advised: "Sir, although Gao Shide deserves death, it is not easy to do it. No matter what, Gao Qiu will always suspect you, which will lead to war, which is not a blessing for the people."

Lin Chong also said: "The military advisor is right. It is wrong to do this for the sake of a small person like me."

Wu Yong continued, "Now that Gao Shide has gone to Hebei to take up his post, there is no need to worry about the lack of opportunities. A pot of poisoned wine or a poisoned arrow will surely kill him."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said, "It's not just for the sake of the coach. This guy is a nuisance. How many people have been harmed by him. Now I can still take action. Once he goes to Hebei, he will be on high alert. I'm afraid I won't be able to take action. We can act secretly, pretending to be bandits and kill him. Will Gao Qiu dare to raise troops to fight?"

Wu Yong said, "Sir, the important thing is more important. I know you have long intended to avenge Lin Jiaotou and others and get rid of this guy. Leave this matter to me, and I will get rid of this scourge."

Only then did Zhao Zhen give up the idea of ​​sending troops to kill Gao Shide.

(End of this chapter)